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The immense fraud and failure throughout crypto in 2022 have regulators hastily and recklessly driving the industry offshore, according to Custodia Bank CEO Caitlin Long.  The executive sat down with private investor and ShapeShift CEO Erik Voorhees at Consensus 2023 to discuss the many ways in which crypto has lost its way, and how it can still help remedy the problems that centralized mismanagement has caused.  Is Crypto Straying From Its Purpose? During a Thursday Panel...

Stock and crypto trading platform Robinhood has announced “Robinhood Connect,” which lets crypto investors directly buy and withdraw crypto to self-custody using a credit card.  The service is currently live with personal wallets including MyDoge and Slingshot, and will soon come to both Phantom and Exodus.  The fiat-to-crypto on-ramp is set to compete against the likes of MoonPay and Coinbase Pay, but comes from a company more closely connected to traditional finance.  The...

Ripple’s price was rejected from a key resistance level a few weeks ago, highlighting indecisiveness. Even so, there is still hope for the bulls that the rally is not over. Technical Analysis By: Edris XRP/USDT Daily Chart XRP’s price failed to break through the $0.55 resistance level and has been dropping since. The 50-day moving average is currently providing support near the $0.46 mark and is closely followed by the 200-day moving average at around $0.41. This confluence...

XRP – the native digital token of crypto firm Ripple – experienced a sharp price hike in late March after several investors and fans felt they had reason to believe Ripple could potentially win its ongoing court case with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Could Ripple Beat the SEC? The SEC has made a habit out of attacking virtually every single digital currency company over the last six or seven years. The agency is going after every firm that took part in...

The American politician serving as the junior United States Senator for Texas – Ted Cruz – thinks bitcoin could be a lifeboat amid the inflationary environment supposedly created by Washington’s irrational decisions.  He revealed holding slightly more than 2 BTC and having a standing order to buy more of the primary cryptocurrency every Monday morning, regardless of its price.  BTC: A Hedge Against Inflation and So Much More In a recent appearance at The Bitcoin Policy...

Prior to the launch of the FWS, the protocol launched its Filecoin Virtual Machine Compatibility which supports smart contracts. Blockchain-based storage network, Filecoin Network has announced the launch of its proprietary Filecoin Web Service (FWS) a cloud-based decentralized alternative to tech giants like the Amazon Web Service (AWS), and Microsoft Azure amongst others. As announced by the protocol, the launch of FWS marks a very big milestone for its engineering team and the new...

Meme coins may be fun, but it’s obviously not just that. Tokens such as Dogecoin and Shiba Inu are clear proof that this kind of asset can have real gain potential Crypto investing has long been all about Bitcoin and Ethereum, but have you ever considered diversifying your portfolio? There are so many alternatives to these big-name cryptocurrencies that it’s hard to choose something, but let’s take it easy. We’ll focus on a specific type of digital coin that has managed to catch investors’...

The US Commerce Department’s recent shows that economic growth and GDP have slowed even as Bitcoin struggles to regain $30,000. The price of Bitcoin (BTC) has remained relatively stagnant for about a week as the US gross domestic product (GDP) is slowing. Currently trading at $28,870 according to CoinMarketCap data, BTC has been unable to hit $30,000, last seen briefly on the 19th of April, and not seen in the first quarter of the year. This trend follows the GDP’s slowing in the same...

With the SBI investment, Zodia Custody will increase its Japan presence amid increased demand for digital assets from institutional investors in the country. Zodia Custody, an institutional-grade crypto asset custodial platform backed by Standard Chartered in association with Northern Trust, has announced that it raised approximately $36 million led by Japanese financial conglomerate SBI Holdings. The London-headquartered crypto startup announced that the funding round also saw...

Affected by reduced demand for Covid drug Molnupiravir, Merck has published reduced revenue figures according to its Q1 2023 report. Multinational pharmaceutical giant Merck & Co Inc (NYSE: MRK) has released its Q1 2023 report. The company’s figures show a reduction in revenue due to several factors, including a plunge in sales. According to published figures, Merck’s Q1 revenue is 9% lower than reported in Q1 2022. This is mainly because its Molnupiravir Covid treatment drug has seen...